The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-07-27

State Convention at Cleveland, Jul
lily 21st. 1t was large and enthu-
siastic gathering. Hon. Thomas b.
Powell, of Delaware, was nomina-
ted for Governor. The balance of
the ticket is composed of men of
ability and prominence in the poll
tics of Ohio. The Democrats have
q ticket that has already put their
opponents on the run. The plat
form adopted is published below, in
full:
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
The Democratic party of Ohio, in
convention assembled, proclaims its
hearty and unqualified endorsement
OF, the honest, patriotic and economi-
cal administration of President
Cleveland.
We demand such judicious reduct-
ion of the present burdensome tariff
as shall result in producing a reven-
ne sufficient only to meet the ex-
penses of an economical administra-
ton of Government, the payment
of liberal pensions to Union soldiers
and sailors, and the payment of the
interest and principal of the public
debti and If necessary, we favor
1.-THE reduction of internal revenue,
except in liquors, as will prevent
the accumulation of surplus in the
National Treasury. And we de-
nounce any attempt to abolish tax
onlliqaors for the purpose of keep
ing up the present unjust, unequal
and Qnerous tariff system.
Wecafl attention to and affirm as
sound doctrine and policy the fol-
lowing emphatic and patriotic Ian
guage of President Cleveland: sour
public domain is our national wealth,
the earnest ofour growth and herit
age ofourpeople. 1t should promise
limitless development and riches,
relief to a crOwding population and
home to thrift and industry. These
inestimable advantages should be
jealousy guarded, and a careful
and enlightened policy on the part
of the Government should secure
them to the people,
We demand that all lands of the
Government be held for actual set
tiers who are citizens of the United
States, and for those who declare
their intention to become such.
We are in hearty sympathy with
all people struggling to free them
selves from the environments of
despotisn, and especially does the
long and gallant struggle of Ire
land for the priceless boon of Home
Rule and the rights of manhood
evoke our warmest applause and
command our heartiest good wishes
for speedy success.
Labor being the chief factor and
great conservator of free and liberal
institutions, should enjoy it's full
share of the common benefits deriv-
ed therefrom; therefore we favor
such restraints of the Capitalization
and encroachment of corporate
power as will bring the best possible
protection to honest labor, and at
the same time conserve the interests
of honestly employed capital.
We favor such legislation on the
question of immigration as will
prevent the landing, for permanent
residence, of aliens who are not will
ingatos declare their intention of be-
coming citizens of the United States.
/ We declare our opposition to the
importation of contract labor and
we demand speedy punishment of
all persons melting riot and revolu-
ton against Republican institutions.
We denounce the present Repub-
lican State administration as weak,
partisan, personal and unbusiness-
like; we call upon the people of Ohio
to turn out ofpower a State govern
ment whose only apparent mission
is to augment expenditures, null
tiply offices, create DEFICIENCIES and
increase taxation with the bank
ruptcy of the treasury as the uIti-
mate result; We denounce the late
Republican Legislature for its
cowardly and hypocritical alliance,
through intrigue, with the Republi-
can Board of Public Works and Re-
publican Attorney General in a
scheme whereby millions of dollars
worth of property of the State is to
be transferred to corporations inter
ested in creating a monopoly of
transportation without the State or
people thereof receiving any benefit
therefrom.
We demand the fullest safeguards
for the ballot-box, the punishment
of all who seek to corrupt it. and
the enactment of a law making it a
felony for corporations, capitalists
and employers to intimidate or at
tempt to control the political action
of their employees.
We favor home rule in the man.
agement and control of municipal
affairs and denounce the partisan
acts passed by the late Republican
Legislature to subserye the interests
OF scheming politicians; and we de-
mand the repeal of all laws which
deprive the electors of the exercise
of their constitutional privileges
The commercial and industrial in
terests of the State require that
equal use ofall transportation facili-
ties be secured to all on equal terms,
and we demand that fayoritism by
common carriers and the employ
mont 0f o0rro,oFa